Belt buckle



Sept. 25, 1923. 1546769 'Y P. K. WILLIAMS BELT BUCKLE Filed vspt. 13 1922 mmm A INVENTOR'. PETER K.W1LLIAMS Patented Sent. Z5, i923,`

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Be itV lriiovvn that R13-Eran K. lViLLIAi-fis,

acitizen oi: the United vStates of America,

residing at Colunibiifs, Vin the county 'oi Franklin and State of' Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Iniproveinentsin Belt-Euclides, of which the 'following-is a speciiication. `i Y l A 1 My present invention relates generally to Wearing apparel, and more particularly to ivaist V"elle, my object beingitheprovision of an-adjustable arrangement which when once adjusted is oi a permanently Vfitting character and needs but a siniple clasping and unclasping operation when fixing the saine in and relea sing the saine Y troni activ position,

which presents a neat balanced appearance Viit and upon opposite sides of the buckle,

and construction, and for the purposes,A

illustrated in the accompanying drawing, -which torins a part of this specification, and ivlierein, p n

Figures l and 2 are. ont elevations of the opposite eiuis ot the belt, Figure l showing the buckle er `:wing or clasping end anu l41 igure 2 show; 'the buckle carrying il ,r f3 and fiare top plan views e r'e those portions or, the beit i Wes li a d 2,

buckle ngaged y position,

Figure 6 is a front elevation ot the parts shown in Figure 5,

Figure T is an enlarged longitudinal section through the adjustable loop forming die, taken substantially on line 7e-7 o Figure l, f

Figures S and 9 are vertical sectionsthiough the buckle, illustrating the trousers engaging clamp thereof, Figure 9 beingV d againstdisplacenfient in taken ,centrally of the buckle substantially 4'line 9 9 of Figure 2, and

guru loris a top plan vieiv oi: Atliefcoinpletebelt.

Referring now to these iguresthe belt proposed by iny invention andgenerally indicated 'at loin Figure 10,is preferably provided with elastic inserts indicated at lli, at its opposite sides, in view of Which it inay although inelastic and unyielding at its buckle connections', give to natural or olier body movements in case it becomes necessary to do so. K i i one end the belt is formed with a per- `inanent loop l2 by volding its extreinity inwardly thereon Vand*stitching the same as indicated at 13, this loop being either engaged directly with one of the upright Arearwardly outstanding side bars le of the` bucl i5, or engaged with a linl Ai6 the latter in turn engaged with the bar lll.

intattarisica-j Theta/o upright side bars lll of the bucle l5 which is thus permanently connected to one endof the belt l0, project rearivardly of and are rigid With the buckle at ubstaiitially spaced points upon opposite sides otl the center oit' the latterV so as to leave aniple room as Will be clearly seenby reference to Figures 2, i and 5 for a pair of lengthwise spaced rearwardly outstanding ears i? between and to Which a. clamping lever "i8 is pivoted. n This lever has a depending clamping arin 19 Whose inner or for- Tvarc race is toothed or otherwise rougheiied so as to effectively clamp the inner surace of trousers indicated atA A in Figures 8 and 9 over Whose upper edge the lever is extended in the manner shown. 'lhis lever has at its upper end an angular lip 2O project-ing toward the buckle l5 and enga-ged by a spring 2i carried by the rear tace ot the buclrle so as to hod `the lever against accidental inactive thereo unless the lever is actually pressed open or closed.

displacement' in both the active and Y positions, preventing nioveinentA '.lhe other rear engaging bar le' of the l buckle l5 is adapted for engagement by a lclasp 22 having a guard spring 23, this clasp 22 having a belt receiving slot through which the normally :tree end or the belt is looped, with its extremity inturned as shovvn in Figs. 3, 5 and T. This end loop indicated atY 24 is :tor adjustineiitV purposes and in its adjustment cooperates with an adjusting slide 25 having spaced side bars 26 and a rearwardly oifset central bar 27 between which the belt is received so that by passing the extremity of the inturned portion of the loop 24 inwardly around the central upright bar 27 in the manner particularly shown in Figures 3 and 7, the parts will be frictionally engaged and held against displacement and in such manner that adjustment may be easily and quickly made when it becomes desirable or necessary to do so.

It is obvious that the two ends of the belt engage the bnc-klein use in what is to all Y appearances the same manner, giving the belt a uniformly balanced appearance at and upon opposite sides ofthe buckle which the usual belt with its exposed terminal, entirely lacks. Not only are the ends of the belt concealed, but the buckle connections are likewise concealed, and it is obvious that by virtue of the disposition of these buckle connections upon opposite sides of the center of the buckle and upon opposite Sides of a centrally disposed trouser engaging clamp, the latter is left entirely free and without undesirable strain7 to perform its intended functions and hold the buckle in connection with the front of trousers substantially immovable while in place either in a vertical or in horizontal directions.

In the respects mentioned my invention is therefore. a decided improvement over the ordinary belt constructions now in general use, without undue complications and without adding to lany material extent to the cost thereof. Y Y

I claim:

A belt buckle Vprovided with Vspaced belt engaging connections upon its rear face and having rearwardly projecting ears between said beit'connections, vertically disposed lever pivote-d its upper end between and to said ears andhaving-a depending trouser PETER K. WILLIAMS. -V 

